Broom-head



J. A. MILLER.

Broom Head.-

No.- 50,610. Patented Oct. 24, 1865.

v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. MILLER, OF SOMERVILLE, OHIO.

BROOM-HEAD.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 50,610, dated October24, 1865.

' To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. MILLER, of Somerville, Butlercounty, Ohio,have invented a new and useful Metallic Broom-Head and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making partof this specification.

My invention relates to a simple, cheap, effective, and very light headclamp or wrapper which, consisting wholly of sheet metal and of commonwood-screws, can readily be made by any tinsmith or other worker insheet metal, and which enables every man to refill his own broomswithout the aid of tools or machinery, except a common screw-driver.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a complete broom with my improved head.Fig. 2 represehts the extended band or wrapper. Fig. 3 is a perspectiveview of the head complete.

A represents a peculiarly-formed piece of tin-plate or other sheet metalstamped with a projecting cap, D, having a circular aperture, R, for theinsertion of a wooden handle, K, and nicks M, which receive lips N inthe operation of closing together the wrapper.

Perforations S, stamped from the outer side and having their bars lefton, assist to hold the wisps, and also serve both to tighten and toornament the head.

The wrapper A has flanges 'i at its ends, to receive the flanges b on awedge-formed strip, which I call the locking-slide, B. The upper end ofthe locking-slide B has a lip, t, to be bent over the edge of the cap Dwhen the latter has been folded down to its place, as in Figs. 1 and 3.

V The wrapper A and locking-slide B are perforated for a number ofwood=screws, 6.

From the above description of parts it will be seen that it is a veryeasy matter to lay the wrapper with handle in it on a table or bench,lay in the wisps, as many as will fill up, then slip on the lock-slideB, commencing at top with the wide end foremost, then screw the woodscrews 6 through the head into the handle, and the broom is complete.

I claim as a new and valuable article of manufacture for the use offarmers and others- The sheet-metal head A D R m m n a, furnished withflanges i, to receive a lock-slide, B b, substantially as set forth.

JOHN A. MILLER.

Witnesses:

DAVID Io'r'rs, JOSEPH BowYER.

